U17 girls are club’s best performers at South of England event – South London News

U17 girls are club’s best performers at South of England event – South London News

Croydon Harriers were in South of England cross-country relay action at Wormwood Scrubs on Saturday, writes Mike Fleet. The club’s young athletes did best with their U17 girls finishing 10th  out of the... Read more »
Basketball England named Sport Organisation of the Year at national awards

Basketball England named Sport Organisation of the Year at national awards

Basketball England (BE) has won the 2023 Bishop Lloyd Jackson Sport Organisation of the Year Award. The news was announced on the 21 October at the Sporting Equals Awards evening, hosted at... Read more »
Rugby World Cup: Anyone’s now says England star Ben Earl

Rugby World Cup: Anyone’s now says England star Ben Earl

Earl’s side secured a mouthwatering semi-final showdown with defending champions South Africa this Saturday (8pm) after defeating Fiji 30-24 in Marseille. Tries from Manu Tuilagi and Joe Marchant as well as 20... Read more »
Waiting list for allotments in England almost doubles in 12 years | Environment

Waiting list for allotments in England almost doubles in 12 years | Environment

There are few things so quintessentially English as the allotment, but the number of people waiting for a space of their own has almost doubled in the last 12 years. The most... Read more »
£600m of public money spent buying up property in north of England for HS2 | HS2

£600m of public money spent buying up property in north of England for HS2 | HS2

Almost £600m of public money has already been spent buying up land and properties for HS2 in the north of England, despite uncertainty that the train line will ever get beyond Birmingham.... Read more »
Tottenham do NOT have a straight-forward buy-back clause for Harry Kane despite Daniel Levy’s claims – with England captain unlikely to consider a potential return to Spurs

Tottenham do NOT have a straight-forward buy-back clause for Harry Kane despite Daniel Levy’s claims – with England captain unlikely to consider a potential return to Spurs

Tottenham do not have a straight-forward buy-back clause for Harry Kane amid doubt over whether he would even consider returning while Daniel Levy remains at the club. The prospect of Kane one... Read more »
Full list of schools in England affected by unsafe concrete published by government | Politics News

Full list of schools in England affected by unsafe concrete published by government | Politics News

The government has finally published a list of schools identified with collapse-prone concrete after days of mounting pressure. The document, released by the Department for Education, showed the start of term had... Read more »
Brit school plan for northern England gets go-ahead | Bradford

Brit school plan for northern England gets go-ahead | Bradford

It has launched stars from Adele to Amy Winehouse, Jessie J to Tom Holland. Indeed, alumni from the Brit school for performance and creative arts in Croydon, south London, are said to... Read more »
England Women’s World Cup star plans huge London party if Lionesses beat Spain | Football | Sport

England Women’s World Cup star plans huge London party if Lionesses beat Spain | Football | Sport

England striker Alessia Russo insists they plan to party big when they arrive home if they are victorious in Sunday’s Women’s World Cup final. There will be a mega parade on the... Read more »
Funding of public services in England skewed against poor areas, says IFS | Society

Funding of public services in England skewed against poor areas, says IFS | Society

The government’s levelling up plans for England are being hampered by a funding system that is “not fit for purpose” and deprives the poorest areas of the financial support to match their... Read more »